APRIL 2008- The One Where We Recite The Weaning Guidelines and Fight Through The Growth Spurts!

[VictorianSqualor]

07 March: Ashton, a fourth child for gemprincess, 5lb 13oz @ 34+6
09 March: Ted, a second DS for Daftmoo, 7lb 14oz @ 36+0
21 March: George William, a first baby for KnitterintheNW, 7lb 2.5oz @ 37+3
25 March: Olivia, a second baby for TheMaskedPoster, 7lb 2oz @ 38+4
28 March: Pablo, a third baby and first DS for vacaloca, 7lb 14oz @ 39+4
28 March: Matteo Alexander, a first baby for Gangle @ 38+0 (?)
30 March: A baby girl, a second child for PortAndLemon, 8lb 15oz @ 39+5
02 April: Jak, a baby boy for rainbowdays, 9lb @ 39+1
02 April: A baby boy, a second child for bunyanvillas, 6lb 14oz @ 37+5
02April: Struan, a baby boy for Donnabels, 6lbs 15oz
02 April: A baby boy for mummyofaprincess @39 weeks
03 April: A baby girl for PippiCalzelunghe @38+2weeks
03 April: Aeryn Daisy, a baby girl for Denny185, 9lb 8oz @ 39+3
03 April: Benjamin, a baby boy for Micegg, 8lb 3oz @ 39+4
03 April: Roelof Grové, a first DS for Sal22, 7lb 5oz @ 38+5
03 April: A baby boy for siikibam, 6lb 8.5oz @39+1wks
04 April: Matilda, a baby girl for AprilsFoolsBaby 7lb @
06 April: Henry Peter, a baby boy for Sheds, 7lb 130z @ 40+4
07 April: Sebastian George, a fourth DS for Peachy, 8lb 4oz @ 41+1
07 April: Jack, a first baby for ThePFJ, 7lb 5.5oz @ 41+1
07 April: Lexie Bea, a fourth baby for babywhiting, 8lb 1oz @ 39+4
08 April: Alasdair, a second DS for bunnyrabbit, 8lb 5.5oz @ 40+3
08 April: James Samuel, a third baby for honeybee10, 6lb 7oz @ 37+2
09 April: Zara Mia Martin, a first baby for V1KK1M, 7lb 10oz @ 41+0
09 April: Jasmine, a baby gilr for Niceychops
11 April: Kyran for rdk, 7lb 13oz @ 38+3weeks
11 April: Sebastian James, a second baby for Fleecy, 10lb 2oz @ 40+4
11 April: A baby girl, a first baby for CeylonSapphire, 7lb 12oz @ 41+1
11th April: Florence, a baby girl for LouMoose
12 April: Maya Alice, a first baby for egyptianprincess, 8lb 15.5oz @ 40+3
12 April: Sophia Viviana, a second DD for AussieDivaonaBreak, 6lb 12oz @ 39+3
15 April: Alexander Oliver, a third baby for VictorianSqualor, 10lb 3oz @ 41+0
16 April: Ailish, a first baby for Mollyfloss, 6lb 11oz @ 40+3
16 April: A baby girl, a second baby for elfsmummy, 7lb 13oz @ 41+1
16 April: Zoe, a baby girl, a first baby for ToastAddict, 6lb 10oz @ 39+3
16 April: Jasmin, a baby girl, a first baby for Eggandketchup, 9lb 3oz @ 41+4
17 April: A baby boy for paranoidmumy, 8lb 9oz @ 41+4
17 April: A baby boy, a second son for lorisparkle, 7lb 12.5oz @ 41+6
17 April: Benedict, first baby for LadyBee 9 lb 3oz @ 41 +2
18 April: Millie, a baby girl for scorpio1 8lb 9oz @ 41+?
18 April: Cameron, a second baby for munchkinmum @ 39+5
19 April: Oliver Michael, first baby for bashboid, 7 lb 4 oz at 41 +3
20 April: Samuel, a first baby for Velbels. 8lb15oz at 41+1weeks.
20 April: Angharad Mai, 8lb 4oz, 40+6, first for 7monthsplus
20 April: Emilia, 7lb15oz, a first baby for SuzeM, 40+6
21 April: Eve, a second baby for Scampmum, 8lb 4oz @ 39+3
22 April: Sam, a second son for Soph73 @ 40+0
22 April: Molly, a first baby for EllieG, 8lb 8oz? @ 40+5
22 April: Daisy, second baby for AttilaTheHan @ 40 +3
22 April: Zoe Olivia, second daughter for Piccallilli2 7lb 1oz @42+1
23 April: Jessica Elizabeth, first baby for BabyBratt @ 40+1 7lb 12oz.
24 April: A baby girl, a second daughter for christmaspixie, 9lb 2oz @ 40+6/41+5
24 April: Miya Jade, baby girl for ShelleySare at 39+4
25 April: Amelie, a first baby for Dondons, 9lb, 41+3 (i think!)
25 April: Aisha, a second baby for Jaq39 7lb 14oz @ 41+4
26 April: Hope Olivia, a second dd for northeastmummy, 7lb 11oz at 41 .
26 April: Gabriel, a third child for Bainmarie @ 41+5
26 April: Eli Michael, a baby boy for LittleMissTurquoise, 7lb 15.5oz @ 40+5
27 April: a baby girl for Ayomi, 6lb 1oz @ 41+0
28 April: Jacob Andrew, a 2nd DS for Kaybeeand2boys, 8lb 4oz @ 41+5
29 April: Thomas Henry, a 2nd DS for TLSM, 7lb 8oz 40+3
30 April: Harry Samuel, a fourth ds for Chipmonkey, 9lb 5oz @ 39+2
30 April: Ellie, a baby girl for Annamama
01 May: Sophie May, a baby grl for Annieroo, 6lb 5oz @ 41+4
01 May: Euan George, a baby boy for Jenniejennie, 8lb @ 40+4
02 May: Robyn Olivia, a baby girl for soph28, 8lb 1oz @ 42+1
05 May: Nora Martina, a first baby for Eva07, 7lb 8oz @ 41+2
05 May: A baby boy for Beeper, 8lb 10oz @ 41+0
05 May: Gabriella Summer, a first baby for Mum2babyroo, 8lb 4oz @ 40+6
06 May: Wilf, 8lb 60z for bigbadmom @ 41+6
07 May: James Andrew, a second ds for Moominsmummy, 8lb 13oz @ 41+5
08 May: Ellie Isabella, a first baby for Carey87, 7 lb 8oz @ 42+1
08 May: Robin David, a 2nd baby for Woollymummy, 8lb 11 oz @ 41+3
09 May: 4 kittens for scorpio's cat!
10 May: Astrid Mary, a second dd for sagitta, 8lb 8oz @ 42+0

DH got so many points for speeding he got banned and had to re-take histest. i was very (years ago now)

Hello all! Great letter VS - hope you are chuffed with yourself! It's only a matter of time before we see you on the GMTV couch!

Yes, ahem - getting myself locked out... what an idiot! Went to put a few things in the recycling bin and normally I am so careful about put something in the way of the door so it doesn't close on me, but I didn't even get a chance - I steped outside and bang - the door closed! I felt sick! A cold sweat settled over me. Luckily my back door was open, but the only way to acess it is either scale the garage (forget it - I'm way too short for that one) or from a neighbours garden (live in a terrace - I'm the end one - garage on one side and neighbour on the other). My immediate neighbour wasn't home, but the neigbour next to him was, so he let me clamber (very ungracefully with plants and such in the way!), then the next garden to get through and finally I was in mine! Gigi was asleep in her cot at the time - so was none the wiser! I was sooooo hot and sweaty after that I had to take a shower! All I can say is thank goodness the back door was open or I would have been screwed.

Ohhh sorry about the fine Sagitta - I am sucha a speeder that it is only a matter of time before I get one too.

Dreading Gigi's growth spurt I really am - at the moment she is dream feed at 10:30/11pm, wakes for a feed at 3:30am and then again at about 6:30/7am. It will be hell if she wakes up all the time! Hee hee maybe shw will do it this w/e while her Daddy looks after her!

We went to baby massage yesterday - t'was okay... teacher a bit scatty - but to be fair it is her 1st class...

Sagitta, sorry to hear about ticket!

M2BR, that must have been such a shock!!! With my scatty mind lately I've decided the risk of me doing that (again ) is too high, so I've given the neighbours a set to keep.

The weaning class was a little disappointing in that it was basically a movie that they played on the laptop, but then again, they are massively understaffed, so you can understand why. And the health visitors were there too to answer questions, so that was good.

They all asked me whether R was teething, as he has all the signs etc. Maybe that's part of his current grogginess then.

what a knob arrgghhhhhhh

explain Scorpio?

Well i take dss to docs, his mum rings and not even a mention of a thanks, just is z there please, no nothing. Well fuck it - no more i tell you. DH buggers off to have a shower when she rings so i have to put Mimi down to answer it as well. DH is staying out tonight taking z back - just more money time and effort

What's up Scorpio??

I had Dd's friend over today, her mum has DD in the mornings before school so I'm repaying the favour by having her DD tues&fridays during the holiday so she doesn't need to find childcare.
Now don't get me wrong, this child, we'll call her Lisa, is nice, she has a place in my heart y'know? But she isn't as would be if she was mine, that's all it is, different parenting, different rules, different things are/are not acceptable so I was being driven mad. We've said that I'll help her learn how to read better over the holidays because I didn't realise how either forward DD is or behind Lisa is and poor girl seemed so embarrassed that she couldn't read very well she's just so boisterous though, I thought they were going to come through my floor!

We went to view a new house yesterday, I really like it, it's the next street to DD's school/DS's nursery (from sept) so we are going to put a deposit down tomorrow (we hope).

PAL

M2BR got locked out and is having good sleep.

Scorpio has DSS over but his mum is an arse.

Sal has been fretting over R's feeding as he getting fussy but we think he is teething.

TLSM has been back she was poorly but is better now She is now called 'theirmum'

Erm, Ladybee, Sagitta and myself (+ Millie) have babies going through growth spurts.

I think that's all!

God i just read that back

AIBU?

No, Scorpio.
YANBU, but I think it's DSS's mum that is a witch and because of this DSS needs you even more than you realise.
Z needs someone to care and take notice, it should be his mum Sadly, I think you're the one person that could make a difference to his life, but it doesn't stop it being bloody hard!

i know, i know. it is SO hard, i know i signed up for it, i was very well aware they were a package and was never led up the garden path about their relationship & contact etc.

I resent it sometimes - so much money(£100 fuel and we still have to pay csa even when he is here, plus food activities etc) and time and effort - DH never takes the dc out to soft play but when z is here he does, lots of things like that.

Dss and his mother are staying at MIL's for a week - im presuming Jamie's invite was lost in the post

I want to try; i want to be good to him like i am with my dc but i cannot. His mother couldnt even thank me for doing that - or even acknowledge it. When exp's gf bought Reilly a toy and a tshirt in a sale i thanked her till i was blue in the face - i know what a special girl she must be for being so interested in him and i appreciate her with all my heart.

I can never talk to DH about this - well i tried last weekend and we sort of agreed our set-up is hard.

I am not looking after him like this again. Probably because i will be pg soon; i have 3dc and enough is enough. i dont think he should be here on a contact visit with me.

I'm sorry if i have offended someone; i dont hate him and i do treat him fairly on the outside. I do try to look out for him cos i know no-one else really does.

Do the csa know how much you have him? Overnight s come off the maintenance. Do the CSA know how much the travel costs? Surely she should pay some of it?

DH needs to make more effort to be home when Z is there, he's there to see his Dad.

more than 52 nights and it drops, but we dont have him that much anymore since school started...close though. we told csa about fuel and it isnt significant enough apparently. yes she should help but claims single parent crap all the way...even though she works ft and buys him all sorts.

dh is going up there for 4 nights in 3 weeks, i will be here so thats ok. half term dh can take off if he wants z here.

sorry i know i do this everytime he is here

when i say 100 fuel thats 100 last week to get him and now 100 this week to get him home

I'd be inclined to tell DH that she gets him to you and you'll get him back home and also that he needs to take time off, if not from work at least from his social life.

she doesn't drive. dh does take time off from thai boxing when hes here so that helps.

i dont know why i get cross, nothing ever changes, dh told her off earlier for not noticing his skin she said 'i have been busy at work' but normally he doesnt give a shit, he thanked me for today. what im trying to say is i think dh is starting to bother less but wont admit it; why should i care though? because he is a child, thats why.

he has been rude spiteful & aggressive again.

he is not coming here from now on unless dh is here all the days.

Well, she'll have to get a train, or a coach then won't she.

I think you do great, It's like how I felt about that friend of DD's today, I feel like I may be the one to turn her life around, I know her mum loves her dearly, but she well, she is like Z's mum but it's not my place to do so.

i think i will say to dh about the money - even if she gave £20 it would help.

Its so hard, isn't it. It has got so much easier - before he started school we used to have him for a month at a time - how unsettling for a 2 year old IMO

Yeah, tell her either she drops him off or she pays towards petrol.
I'd be tempted to go for full custody personally if she is that crap.

see i have thought this before - but (and i dont know how to say this nicely) i will then be stuck with him.

But DH said he will soon be 'trained' to my liking if he was here forever.

I don't want to though, and TBH i dont think dh does either.

LOL@trained, tis true though!
Well, whatever you decide something needs to be worked out.
Bit that DH doesn't want him there at all time though.

i think he does and he doesnt - i dont think he thinks that she is a bad mum - mums in his family are notoriously crap - she fits in. i also think he thinks that dss needs his mum cos he is still only 6. also doesnt want to 'land' dss on me ft

he loves dss alot - its not that, think i came across wrong tbh.